Rankings in order of Ron Barr/Colby Cohen screen OVR rating

Tier S - National Title Favorites
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Minnesota, Quinnipiac, Michigan

Notes: Minnesota leads the pack, but Quinnipiac's depth and goaltending and Michigan's stars make these match-ups even.


Tier A - National Title Contenders
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Denver, St. Cloud State, Boston U., Harvard, Penn State, W. Michigan

Notes: these teams are elite, but have holes that don't exist (or aren't as pronounced) in the S tier.


Tier B - Tournament Qualifiers (and near misses)
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Ohio State, Cornell, Michigan Tech, Notre Dame, Minnesota St., Omaha, Alaska, Northeastern, Merrimack, Michigan State, UConn, North Dakota

Notes: these teams are competitive but may not match-up against S-tier teams

Tier C+ - The High End of The Middle
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Rochester I.T., Providence, Maine, UMass - Low., Minnesota - Dul., Boston C., N. Michigan, St. Lawrence, Clarkson, Wisconsin, UMass

Notes: All of these teams have winning potential with some luck, but have holes that prevent them from being considered equal to the B-tier.

Tier C- - The Low End of The Middle
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Bowling Green, American Int'l, Bemidji State, Colgate, Niagara, Colorado Col., Union, Arizona St., Sacred Heart, Ferris St., Princeton

Notes: This tier has some recognizable names and fun teams... but generally is rated poorly.

Tier D - The Bottom
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Miami (OH), New Hampshire, Canisius, St. Thomas, Brown, Rennselaer, Holy Cross, Vermont, Long Island, Alaska - Anch., Merchyhurst

Notes: just bad

Tier F - The Super Bottom
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Army, Lake Sup. State, Bentley, Yale, Dartmouth, Air Force, Lindenwood, Stonehill

Notes: just more bad

Tier Z - The... Super Duper Bottom
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Augustana, Robert Morris

Notes: teams that exist but have no players, so they all have a stock line-up



